# The Explosives in Harbour Areas Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995, Regulation 29: Emergency arrangements at berths


(1) The berth operator shall ensure that at all times when a vessel loading, carrying or unloading explosives is at the berth—
(a) means of rapid communication with the emergency services are available; and
(b) adequate means of escape from that berth are provided for use in an emergency.
(2) As soon as practicable after the berthing of a vessel, which is carrying or is to be loaded with explosives, and before the loading or unloading of those explosives begins, the berth operator shall notify the master of that vessel of emergency arrangements at the berth and the means by which the alarm can be raised, and shall provide him with a written notice of the signals to be used in an emergency and of the arrangements for summoning the emergency services.
(3) The operator of any berth, where explosives are being loaded on board or unloaded from a vessel or where explosives are stored before loading or after unloading, shall ensure that such information is immediately available to the emergency services as will enable them to know the identity, quantity and location of the explosives which are for the time being on the berth.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1995/87/regulation/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/explosives-in-harbour-areas-regulations-northern-ireland-1995/regulation-29
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